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It’s no secret that China wasn’t too happy with the EU’s tariffs against imported EVs. Earlier this year, EU member states voted to enact a fairly severe tiered tariff based on investigations that assert that China unfairly subsidizes its EV industry. The tariff added up to 35.3% to imported Chinese…

The Kia EV9 is in a league of its own at the moment. It's the only offering of its kind in the $50,000-$70,000 price bracket. In October, it even outsold the smaller and more affordable EV6. The numbers speak to America’s love affair with big, family-friendly SUVs—especially ones that go electric. But…

Tesla appears to be on an end-of-year incentive spree, at least when it comes to its best-seller, the Model Y crossover. 

The upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA all-electric sedan is shaping up to be one of the most important battery-powered cars in recent history. The German automaker went above and beyond with its approach to efficiency and it shows.

Tesla has always ridden on big dreams and even bigger promises. The automaker has a history of betting it all on risky situations—and generally, those moves have paid off. It's not only the lone successful automotive startup the world has seen in about a century, it's also worth more than $1…

The last Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class was a handsome, aerodynamic front- and all-wheel-drive sedan aimed at bringing new customers to the Silver Arrow brand with an affordable price tag and efficient four-cylinder engines. You probably wouldn't say that it lit the world on fire, however. That's why the arrival of a new…

China is reaching new heights in diversifying the battery chemistries used in electric vehicles. The country is already leading in subcategories of lithium-based chemistries, like nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC), nickel-aluminum-cobalt (NCA) and lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP). Earlier this year, state-run utility company China Southern Power Grid even deployed sodium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage. Now…

Imagine a self-driving pickup truck made of bulletproof stainless steel, weighing over 6,600 pounds, hurtling down the road as you stand in its path. You'd expect its cameras and sensors to detect you and bring it to a stop. However, at least one independent test suggests the Cybertruck may fail…

Pedestrian safety. It’s something modern American cars struggle with, partly because there’s no standard in place to test how a human head hitting a vehicle hood would fare in an impact. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working on introducing a new standard to change this, but until that…